Tag: Teen

The fourth book in the Lux series is pretty grim. Katy’s life becomes really miserable, Daemon becomes even more reckless because of what’s going on with Katy, and a lot of people die. One death made me really happy, because in my opinion, it was well deserved. Then there was another death that was unexpected, but the person kind of had it coming, so I didn’t get torn up about it. Finally, there were several deaths that had me saying a sad “aw” out loud. 

Besides all the upcoming misery that I feel I need to warn you about, there is much more going on that is on the enjoyable side to read. It feels like you are learning a fascinating piece of information or getting an answer to one of the many questions you may have had on almost every page. On top of all that, there are also exceptional romance scenes that are well written without being too graphic, perfect for younger readers but at the same time able to satisfy mature bookworms

 At the conclusion of this book in the series I am left with no idea what to expect as a critical event occurs. I still had a lot of questions before this incident occurred, and because of what happened I now have even more. I am really tempted to pick up the next book right now, but I need to supplement my reading material with something educational.

Things finally progress to a place where you want the main characters to be in Opal, the third book in the Lux series. The good stuff finally does take place, in case you wanted to know, because it almost seems like it is never going to happen. Three books is a long time to wait for a romantic climax, and at the end you are still left frustrated because a well thought out and well practiced plan goes wrong due to a huge betrayal. If you’ve read the previous two books, you will know exactly who conned everyone. Everyone else knew the whole time that they were likely to be lured into a trap by the sneak, but they went along with the plan anyway because they really had no other choice. One need has been filled, but I am left wanting to know how things are going to go from here. The books really leave you wanting to go back for more. I am going to resist picking up the next book until I read something a little bit better for my brain, but it is going to be extremely difficult.

Unrelated, I haven’t done this in a while, but I did find one tiny error in the book. I got really excited because I feel like it has been a really long time since I found a mistake. It’s just a missing quotation mark on page 231, but I’m pleased that I saw it.

I find that I cannot move onto another non fiction book until I finish all the books in the Lux series, I need to know what happens. Things continue to progress nicely in regards to the overall plot, but the ever frustrating, chemically charged friendship-would-be-relationship between Katy and Daemon moves at a snails pace. I blame this mostly on Daemon. There are several occasions in the story where there is a misunderstanding, or Daemon sees something that he doesn’t like or agree with, and Katy is always ready to explain everything to him. But he doesn’t give her a chance, he either interrupts her, talking over her before she can even get a chance to explain, or he dismisses her, simply tells her he is done and then walks away. He is just plain mean. One of the new characters does contribute to the conflict between Katy and Daemon, and if he hadn’t been introduced into the story I think things would have moved past where they are at the end. There is also a twist towards the end, one that I think a lot of people will have seen coming, and a welcome surprise in the last chapter. My next fiction read will definitely be the third book in this series, Opal, if you want to read along.

As much as I love to expand my mind and learn new things, I also love a good guilty pleasure teen romance. I love it even more when there is a supernatural factor. The Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout provides me with what I need to get my fix for a romantic, easy read. There are so many frustrating moments between the main characters Katy and Daemon, you are literally waiting until the near end of the book for something to happen. You aren’t satisfied with what happens though, at least I wasn’t, but it really makes you look forward to the next book. You’ll have plenty to look forward to in fact, there are five more books following Obsidian, a prequel, and additional spin offs. There is good strength of character in Katy, she doesn’t let herself get pushed around by the overbearing Daemon, but she is only a teenage girl. She does show weakness in the face of his good looks and flirtatious, teasing personality, but it’s impressive how much she is able to resist. I’m also proud of the decision she made at the end of this book, she won’t settle for the bare minimum and she won’t make compromises on what she believes she deserves. I think my next nonsense read will be the next book in this series, but next week I’ll be reviewing something with more substance.